Examining the Emar Scholars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3967230 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel E Fleming, Daniel Ε Fleming (0000-0002-4637-1822, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 136 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | American Oriental Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7817/jameroriesoci.136.3.0603 |
| OpenAlex | W2554805915 |
| Language | EN |
In recent years, two important books by Yoram Cohen and Matthew Rutz have marked significant progress in research on the archives of Late Bronze Age Emar in northwestern Syria. Both of them approach Emar by way of its scribes. Cohen undertakes a systematic review of all named scribes identified in texts associated with Emar, while Rutz narrows his object to the building that yielded by far the largest number of excavated tablets. This work is foundational to future work on the Emar texts even as it calls for cautious consideration
Ancient history · Linguistics · Object (grammar) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |